Racing Demon

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Racing Demon is a critically acclaimed stage play by British dramatist David Hare that explores the moral and political struggles within the Church of England.

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Racing Demon canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author David Hare ⓘ
awardReceived Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1990 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace National Theatre, London ⓘ
firstPublisher Faber and Faber ⓘ
followedBy Murmuring Judges ⓘ
The Absence of War ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
religious drama ⓘ
hasActStructure multi-act play ⓘ
hasCharacter Ewan Gilmour ⓘ
Frances Parnell ⓘ
Harry Henderson ⓘ
Heather Espy ⓘ
Lionel Espy ⓘ
Streaky Bacon ⓘ
linked to: Bacon

Tony Ferris ⓘ
hasType full-length play ⓘ
intendedMedium stage ⓘ
isCriticallyAcclaimed true ⓘ
mainSubject Anglicanism ⓘ
Church of England ⓘ
clergy ⓘ
religion and politics ⓘ
notableFor exploration of moral and political struggles within the Church of England ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf David Hare trilogy on British institutions ⓘ
producedBy National Theatre ⓘ
setIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

inner-city Anglican parish ⓘ
setInPeriod late 20th century ⓘ
theme church reform ⓘ
faith and doubt ⓘ
institutional hypocrisy ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ
political pressure on religious institutions ⓘ

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David Hare → notableWork → Racing Demon ⓘ
David Hare → wrotePlay → Racing Demon ⓘ
The Absence of War → precededBy → Racing Demon ⓘ